The sun., 1887-05-01
JIM sausK.s OWE FAuLE
seassnabls Reminiseenees or IN Oid.Tiner
OF X Kettle Greek.

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wilderness Of that still wild and romantic
region. Until the past four or live years ho
lived alone the year round In his rude but snug
( cabin In tho mountains, miles away from any
! other habitation. but the eucroachmonts Of
/ old age forced him during tho lato fall npd
/ winter months, although ho made tho move
I with reluctance. 10 sock q home with relative
/ in one Of tho numbering villages. As soon rs
/ the ilrst signs OF spring approach, however, he
gathers his gun and fishing tackle together and
| strikes out for his cabin, where he remains un-
I I'll warned by tho advance OF winter to return
| ngaln to his moro secure quarters. When
Major" Iaight 10 in his cabin tho visiting
fisherman or hunter may always be sure Of
warm welcome and tho best the hospitable
place Affords The FIRST week in this month
found the Major comfortably settled In his
favorito quarters and there and in that condi-
| tton ho was called upon tho other day by q
| party OF Harrisburgers, anxious fora few days
early troutng on tho reliable old Kettle Creek
and its branches. The weather was cold.
There was still some snow water in tho streams.
Glad to SEQ ye. boys" said tho Major. filling
his pipe and stirring up the fro on tile capG-
cious hearth. Glad to SEQ ye, but yer q leetle
| 'arly. Tho brook hain't hollerin' quito 80 loud
ez was t'other day." said he. but It's mite too
loud yit. That brook gifts its dnndor up IL good
deal auioker'n 1t kin git it down ag'ln. but
imagine th't by the fust o. mex week it'll let a
feller come nigh enough. TO It to soc w'rthcr
the willcrs an lhe alders Is blossomln' ez they
Srsr es bsy ys stny Se, ez welcome sz r"
alcetlo, difrernt twang to that wind lore ] go
tent / don't mind crammin' my hand inter
my buckskins when Pm choppin' wood or
ne Y fer o%s With as my m,ens nit sn on ei m be-
wen I'm hnrder up fer meat tim I've eyer ben.
spb bs so o. over s99 ae ahe ny
ass Sasssod a u n the 0 naples hns
chesnutN N swa weh s never did throw II se I
open much TO tho sun. anyhow, an sometimes
samp @ a's sss sSs dp % toys as
tteng In 9stE6sr tSroh H., KIN se tell y ye Jis take
tie. pheasants don't make Yer .ears ring With
that's scattersd evry which way round thar,
s9 s out rom anlol ann
1 tho oak brush, then ye must be ,deeier'n OF
deei be couldn't tell, ,lHe taste o onions. WIS.,
Then. sides the Johnny-jump-up that has
showin' Us eS they huin't afeerd q this M nip
pin wind. even Il Il does make 'em shake an
shhyer see th the shad owers on hand over
pons Know Know Wat til the shad @ NIS; IoSwOr isa ye
wall, the schoolmarm wat boards to my lar-
ters. over to tho cleartp'. calls 'om tra!ln our
name fer en- Is shad, flower. an nov In the
sweet breath spsipTn sd w. sz they IN
through me-. Them '0h found aSI' 10 wild I'D
thS so wors %a IN NEW mnh
spring, an, cane from town. She. come in here
how hs Of man Was En nonsp prn
was cnttin' day, too-l9ter'n this. but a heap
colder The SCI sshoolm.arm's - cheeks was the color
only needed to LOCK at a pile o pine. knots TO
set ON M blazln' She were list nlore'n inj'yin'
cause were si.tin' shor: q ratlons. an n had id
ben waitin' t @ fer week to git ehapce P at the
marin come A. an says:
Wat d'licious raro air you've got up hero.
D"'is KareF et' "is Shorts out. ITS consummit
".The schoolmarm sho larts nm says:
haln mon Ghsh aI' S ksS nSWs to come SH III Il
AsF S shanTs s ofs
ever. an toll me th't she didn't mean any
n sno Uws ME %hyh E a oana Sd % W
tile wind flower, an l went an showed her
Thar tn was wa a. aerHs rs on 'sn l2pn some tother
On curtsyin' til! they almost shook theirselis
ofren their kni,lin'-peedle stems. Dye know
some s on en- 'G pink asSed Hses1 t2s aor Ga svnr
| the fire a poke.
SSnS Gt ns sSud ts Thy hsher til, the school
mnrm told mo-" said he. " ast her why it was.
M shs said TT the pink uns was Ilushln' nt
breezes wa NJ wIispsrin nothin to 0 item that hat
old w9odslnan. after . reflective panse. M e. that
sehoolmarm's ez healthy lookin' gal ez ye'd
The old man iiiie'd his pipe again. lit 1t, and
unused while. Then he said:
Maie.' says Jim Skunk to me one day-but
| none @ you boys never know'd Jim. guess.
/ He was the whitest man th't ever soused inter
acreek an he use to come up hero an fish
It's ben many a long day sence he WIS here
last, though. an he wont meyer come no more.
AN WITH hs me- % sam n lines q
never come no more. its Gods own wonder
th Inn St aomi asri Tss them
a$sy e. e Ts y Sse4Sd %sa ~ ;ae s& % Bit | |S
Mne bu @ my han Sae no ora
TIN TN IT'S A ShaHraek q; q an W m9wt knowit want
sas sss 70 me- a me- ESen lf @ i5a
to-day thin you kin. an bigger ones. too he
says. an an ~ bet @ yon dimmylohn Q, golden dew
~ fergot 10 say th't Jim alluz fetched with
ssaa a1M a a mfas Ct
myjohn Of 1t th't he could keteh more trout
TIM me. list grabbed the bot SO quick It
""'T,was later IN, the season thin this-'long
to'ards the middle @ May, think. Yes. an
fsr the creek ;ariy that mernin' til was King
fisher .perched on q dead limb down yender.
ssttin, thar M ,, eT ESQ solemn q, graye;stnn,
mors'n million O birds singin' an wListlin'
an, callin' ev'ry,. which way ye mowt turn.
IN their Big white flowers out ez proud es II
they wac p peacocks, an the June.berry trees
the hills 'mongst the hemlocks, Til was
smell in the air, too. th't natur' don't turn on
til she gifts eyry thing IN tune. an conse-
o bot must lla, ben long bout tho time won
May was beginnln' to think about handin'
things oyer to june
Wall, anyhow, me an Jim started In on tho
crock a, good mile above hero. Jist aiore we
over to mo. / tan,pered with 1t a spell. an
passed her back. Jim he throW'd up o fortia-